spin the plate spin the platter | a game in which something round (as a plate) is spun on edge and the name of a player is called, the named player must catch the spinning object before it falls or pay a forfeit |
ctene comb-plate | a locomotor organ consisting of a row of strong cilia whose bases are fused |
armor plate armour plate armor plating plate armor plate armour | specially hardened steel plate used to protect fortifications or vehicles from enemy fire |
bite plate biteplate | a removable dental appliance that is worn in the palate for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes |
cover plate | covering consisting of a plate used to cover over or close in a chamber or receptacle |
denture dental plate plate | a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth |
dessert plate | a small plate on which dessert can be served |
dinner plate | a plate from which a diner eats during the main course of a meal |
fashion plate | a plate illustrating the latest fashion in dress |
finger plate escutcheon scutcheon | a flat protective covering (on a door or wall etc) to prevent soiling by dirty fingers |
gold plate | a thin plating of gold on something |
gold plate | tableware that is plated with gold |
gusset gusset plate | a metal plate used to strengthen a joist |
home plate home base home plate | (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands, it must be touched by a base runner in order to score, he ruled that the runner failed to touch home |
hot plate hotplate | a portable electric appliance for heating or cooking or keeping food warm |
license plate numberplate | a plate mounted on the front and back of car and bearing the car's registration number |
L-plate | a square plate bearing the letter L that is attached to both ends of a car to indicate that the driver is a learner |
paper plate | a disposable plate made of cardboard |
plate | dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten |
plate scale shell | a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners) |
plate | a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic |
plate collection plate | a shallow receptacle for collection in church |
plate | structural member consisting of a horizontal beam that provides bearing and anchorage |
plate | a full-page illustration (usually on slick paper) |
plate photographic plate | a flat sheet of metal or glass on which a photographic image can be recorded |
plate | the positively charged electrode in a vacuum tube |
plate glass sheet glass | glass formed into large thin sheets |
plate iron | a plate of iron |
plate rack | a rack for holding plates to dry after they have been washed |
plate rail | rail or narrow shelf fixed to a wall to display plates |
quarter plate | a photographic plate measuring . inches by . inches |
rider plate | a horizontal beam (or plate) connected to the top of a ship's vertical keel or to the keelson |
salad plate salad bowl | a plate or bowl for individual servings of salad |
silver plate | a thin layer of silver deposited on something |
silver plate | tableware that is plated with silver |
soup plate | a deep plate with a wide rim |
steel plate | a plate of steel |
tin plate tinplate | a thin sheet of metal (iron or steel) coated with tin to prevent rusting, used especially for cans, pots, and tins |
wall plate | plate (a timber along the top of a wall) to support the ends of joists, etc., and distribute the load |
end-plate endplate motor end plate | the flattened end of a motor neuron that transmits neural impulses to a muscle |
plate | any flat platelike body structure or part |
tectonics plate tectonics plate tectonic theory | the branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of the earth's crust |
crustal movement tectonic movement | movement resulting from or causing deformation of the earth's crust |
plate | a main course served on a plate, a vegetable plate, the blue plate special |
plate | the thin under portion of the forequarter |
sandwich plate | a serving consisting of a sandwich or sandwiches with garnishes |
plate crustal plate | a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly |
dandy dude fop gallant sheik beau swell fashion plate clotheshorse | a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance |
credit card charge card charge plate plastic | a card (usually plastic) that assures a seller that the person using it has a satisfactory credit rating and that the issuer will see to it that the seller receives payment for the merchandise delivered, do you take plastic? |
dry plate dry plate process | a former photographic method that used a glass plate coated with a light-sensitive gelatinous emulsion |